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Howard University Musical Theatre Major Kennedi Reece Set to Star in Anticipated ‘A Different World’ Sequel on Netflix

Reece will play the character "Hazel" in the upcoming Netflix series, which will take us back to Hillman College once again with a new class.

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Andrew Young (B.S.'51, LL.D. '77) has done the "dirty work" to improve human rights.

Young is an iconic American leader — champion of the Civil Rights Movement, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, member of Congress, mayor of Atlanta, and co-chair of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games — who now shares lessons in leadership and moral courage for a new generation of change agents.

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By spotlighting landmark cultural creativity, we aim not only to preserve and honor the rich legacy of Black culture, but also to inspire ongoing dialogue, foster greater appreciation, and provide future generations with a vibrant record of how our culture thrived at this defining moment in history.

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History & Heritage Howard's Extraordinary Legacy of Civic Leadership

For 157 years, Howard University has served as the nexus of intellectual engagement and social advocacy to ensure that all Americans can fully exercise all the rights of citizenship. Howard alumni include first Black U.S. vice president, Supreme Court justice, popularly elected U.S. senator, popularly elected U.S. governor, and mayors of New York City, Washington, DC, and Atlanta, among numerous other luminaries which include three secretaries of federal agencies. 

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